Planning to do 100% water change
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if its from a window and your tank is high enough put a pond plant in and try to get its leaves to cover the window, win win for both of you, plant gets food, you get clean water 
clean clean clean. fast growing low light plants will use the nitrates that the algea are using. and then you wont have a problem any more. algae eat just like fish, there food is all the bad poop and pee in your tank. when you put a plant that grows very fast like a hornwort or ancharis.
my only question would be what temperature do you keep your tank at, how much light do you have and how long do you keep your light on.
my only question would be what temperature do you keep your tank at, how much light do you have and how long do you keep your light on.
I had green water problems and i fed my fish in three day intervals and did a weekly water change and kept my light on for twenty four hours with a six hour interval for like three days. algae will grow like crazy and diminish its food supply and die off. If you think about it its kinda like treating ick, spawn and grow really quick so it will cycle outta your tank faster. the light was the key to my tank clearing up. also you should always do weekly water changes using a vacuum siphon.
talapia....are grown on farms with white bass to eat the bass poo and help with the water cleaning process.BenSow;4604169; said:
BenSow;4606977; said:ok ok.. How about a UV sterilizer? Cheaper more efficient way
No offense.. but the cheapest most efficent way is proper tank maintenience. Already suggested a few times. Syphon your gravel better, and keep up with water changes. UV sterilizer won't do much to help long-term if your not keeping your tank cleaner. Once addressing the underlying cause, I've found simply stuffing a ton of extra filter floss in my filter and replaceing it everyday for 3-5 days rids just about any system of green water. Or as suggested, the micron filters by marineland work wonders as well. UV sterilizers are nice, but also need regular maintence to work properly. the bulbs also need regular replacement. Adding another "gadget" to your tank isn't going to do anything if your not maintaining your tank properly to begin with.
Ok thanks everyone I will try the tank maintenance once again... I bought OceanFree's Green Away i teasted it with water from my tank in a small cup and it worked quite well.. However it didn't work at all in my tank.. Why is it? Do I have to turn off the filter (I'm using a top filter, for those who don't know what it is.. check below) and add in an airpump? That means to stop the water flowing so much... because Ocean Free Green Away clumps the suspended algae I'm thinking since the water is always flowing the algae can't be clumped well...
Here a top filter:
Here a top filter:
What are your water parameters? Specifically, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate levels? If your tank is cycled ("0" ammonia and nitrite), and you keep nitrate levels below 20 ppm, and you still have a green water problem, you will either need to keep the light away from the tank or get a UV sterilizer. If the tank is in the light, you will continue to have a green water problem even if you do large, massive water changes every day.
We have skylights and large picture windows in our living room. Our tank is in sunlight all day. It quickly developed a green water problem, and water changes did nothing to clear up the green water. Keeping the tank covered was not an option, so we got a UV sterilizer. The UV sterilizer very quickly got rid of the green, and we have never had a problem since then.
With UV sterilizer:
We have skylights and large picture windows in our living room. Our tank is in sunlight all day. It quickly developed a green water problem, and water changes did nothing to clear up the green water. Keeping the tank covered was not an option, so we got a UV sterilizer. The UV sterilizer very quickly got rid of the green, and we have never had a problem since then.
With UV sterilizer:
Kaosu;4606918; said:
Always knew there was a reason I couldn't eat the Tilapia my ex cooked!
ps my dog eats cat poop, does that make her a drug addict?
